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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
AMATEUR RADIO RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION WEEK
2009
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, North Carolina is home to almost 18,000 federally licensed amateur radio operators, also
known as "hams"; and
WHEREAS, for the past century ham radio operators have experimented with and perfected technologies
we all enjoy today such as television, high fidelity FM, cellular telephones and VOTP (Voice ov-er Internet
Protocol); and
WHEREAS, amateur radio operators have a proud tradition of public service and have provided emergency
communications at no charge to government and public service agencies following numerous hurricanes, floods and
storms in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, amateur radio was formally inducted into the U.S. Citizen Corps of the Department of
Homeland Security because of its va lue in disaster operations; and
WHEREAS, both the White House and Congress ional reports on. the response to Hurricane Katrina praised
amateur radio for its role in providing emergency communications when regular and cellular telephone service and
internet service failed; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina enacted Hl340 in the 20071egislative session to become SL2007-147, the
"Act to recogn ize the value of amateur radio communications by requiring city and county ordinances regulating
antennas to reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications"; and
WHEREAS, since 1949, North Carolina amateur radio operators have been meeting on the air daily for the
past 58 years at 7:30P.M. on 3923 KHz. for The Tar Heel Emergency Net to exchange good will and to test their
skills and equipment to respond in an emergency; and
WHEREAS, June 27th and 28th mark the 77th annual Field Day, an event in which amateur radio operators
around the world test their equipment simultaneously under simulated emergency conditions; and
WHEREAS, all North Carolinians have benefited from this dedicated corps of volunteer communications
professionals;
NOW, THEREFORE, l, BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim hme 21-28,2009, as "AMATEUR RADIO RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION WEEK" in
North Carolina, and l call upon all citizens to pay tribute to the Amateur R<!_dio operators of our state.
BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE
EREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
in Raleigh this eighth day of June in the year of our Lord two thousand and nine and of the
nited States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
AMATEUR RADIO RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION WEEK
2009
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, North Carolina is home to almost 18,000 federally licensed amateur radio operators, also
known as "hams"; and
WHEREAS, for the past century ham radio operators have experimented with and perfected technologies
we all enjoy today such as television, high fidelity FM, cellular telephones and VOTP (Voice ov-er Internet
Protocol); and
WHEREAS, amateur radio operators have a proud tradition of public service and have provided emergency
communications at no charge to government and public service agencies following numerous hurricanes, floods and
storms in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, amateur radio was formally inducted into the U.S. Citizen Corps of the Department of
Homeland Security because of its va lue in disaster operations; and
WHEREAS, both the White House and Congress ional reports on. the response to Hurricane Katrina praised
amateur radio for its role in providing emergency communications when regular and cellular telephone service and
internet service failed; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina enacted Hl340 in the 20071egislative session to become SL2007-147, the
"Act to recogn ize the value of amateur radio communications by requiring city and county ordinances regulating
antennas to reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications"; and
WHEREAS, since 1949, North Carolina amateur radio operators have been meeting on the air daily for the
past 58 years at 7:30P.M. on 3923 KHz. for The Tar Heel Emergency Net to exchange good will and to test their
skills and equipment to respond in an emergency; and
WHEREAS, June 27th and 28th mark the 77th annual Field Day, an event in which amateur radio operators
around the world test their equipment simultaneously under simulated emergency conditions; and
WHEREAS, all North Carolinians have benefited from this dedicated corps of volunteer communications
professionals;
NOW, THEREFORE, l, BEVERLY EA YES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim hme 21-28,2009, as "AMATEUR RADIO RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION WEEK" in
North Carolina, and l call upon all citizens to pay tribute to the Amateur R